The Bridge Charts a New Course
West Ashley radio station 105.5 goes against national currents to navigate a format anchored in the Lowcountry by Lorne Chambers | Editor There are more ways to hear music today than there have ever been in human history: internet radio, satellite radio, Spotify,...
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A Sweetheart From The South
You’ll find Laura Jane Vincent performing everywhere from clubs to coffee shops, art galleries to festivals, and everywhere in-between. This multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter will play the Tin Roof in West Ashley Thursday, May 26. Hailing from North...
Hey Mama, Welcome to the 60s
This week West Ashley High School presents its yearly musical when they perform the Broadway hit Hairspray in the school’s auditorium on May 18, 19, 20. With more than 70 Honors Drama IV and Drama IV students making up the cast of characters and crew, theater-goers...
A Little Sketchy
Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art school is an alt-drawing movement where artists draw glamorous underground performers in an atmosphere of boozy conviviality. Known for its Anti-Art sentiment, Dr. Sketchy's brings old school art sketching to a cabaret-type setting creating a...
Leisurely Pursuits and Grand Entertains
Which sports were popular in Colonial America? How did gentlemen, ladies, and children amuse themselves in the 18th Century when invited to Middleton Place on a warm Spring afternoon? And what about enslaved Africans, who despite their oppression, found time for...
Shaking Up The ‘Natural Order’of Things
West Ashley author Ali Akhyari just released his first book, Natural Order, a collection of six works of short-fiction. As a whole, the book calls into question a variety of social norms and cultural biases while ringing a bell of rebellion and a return to simpler...
Return to the Dark Side
Whether you consider yourself goth or not, Tin Roof will be welcoming Charleston’s underground to its foggy dance floors yet again this week when another installment of Oblivion Goth Dance Party returns to the West Ashley bar. Oblivion will take place Friday, April...
Happy Record Store Day
By now, the resurgence of vinyl has been widely reported, with people buying them again in historic numbers. But the story still needs to be told that local record stores play an important role in their local communities. Record Store Day was born out of a debt of...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Next week 4th Wall, the visual arts arm of Jericho Advisors, presents Neighbors, a collection of photography from local photographer and filmmaker Dorian Warneck. Officially opening with a reception on Wednesday, April 20, the evening will begin with an Artist Talk...
The Power of Music
The Pub on 61 is hosting the 2016 Jam Fest Tour from 2 p.m. until 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 9. All proceeds benefit Joy Moja, a non-profit organization that sells handmade products made by artisans in Tanzania in order to provide educational opportunities and fund...
A Parallel Complex Visual Entropy
For the month of April, Fabulon Art Center presents the works of acclaimed visual artist Hampton R. Olfus. Entitled Layers: A Parallel Complex Visual Entropy, the exhibit opens with a reception from 5-8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 1 and will stay on display through the...
